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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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Comment by Brenda Sue on January 22, 2012 at 3:20pm
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Events are posted under the events tab on N4M's - but they get lost in there usually. I'll be sure and post here more often when we set a date for March. Since you are from that area - why don't you just pick a place and date and let us know! If I can make it , I will - if not - I'll meet everyone another time!
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Comment by Rhonda on January 22, 2012 at 1:52pm
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Maria~ An ABHAN is a plane handler.It is one of the most dangeres jobs in the Navy. He moves the plane & gets it set up on deck to take off & then when it comes in he has to make it secure till its needed again. He is trying for his Yellow Shirt soon. Im excited for him. If your ever watching a plane take off & you see the person guideing them with hand signals Thats a yellow shirt they also wear a yellowshirt LOL. Hes a Blue shirt right now.
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aw Laura, so sorry you missed it. We posted it in here -but mostly we are all friends on Facebook and talk in there also. I try to make sure everything gets posted here as well.
Send packages to a ship???? SURE!!!!!!!!! Boy, you have come to the right place. Not sure if you are familiar with this group:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject
Check them out! We have won over $100,000 in grants to send things to ships! In facet, I have about 25 boxes sitting in my spare room waiting for the time to ship them. This month, we adopted the USS Makin Island.
We have "packing parties" and pack boxes. We make pillow cases - and have fun. Please join us there.
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Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on January 22, 2012 at 9:42am
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Rhonda, what does an ABHAN do? After his ship is retired will he be assigned to another ship or is e done with sea deployments ? Best of luck.
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P'Nut, I know several people with a sailor on the CV. The CV is a carrier and the Vincennes is a cruiser, so it is not the same ship.
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Maria~My son is an ABHAN on the USS Enterprise this coming deployment will be the last one for the ship they are going to finally retire her after 50years of service.
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Comment by Anna V on January 21, 2012 at 10:37pm
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I would be very interested in a Houston area meet and greet - that mid-March time is probably good for me.
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Hey ladies! You all just missed our third or fourth annual Houston meet and greet! We always do one around Christmas! I LOVE meet and greets - so always reading and willing for another!!
Deanna, I can pick you up in Houston - but flying into Beaumont might be cheaper - you could stay with me - I live alone. Check out the prices for both places. I suggest flying into IAH if you fly into Houston because there are more places there to meet and greet.
I can also pick you up at Hobby if that is a better price for you.
We just need to get this arranged. I work for H & R Block and this is starting our busy season - want to set it for a day in March?
Spring break would be a great time for me!I am off March10 - 18. Whatever works for everyone! Just let me know!
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Rhonda, hang in there, boy a year is a long time
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Comment by shadesofpurpleNukemom on January 21, 2012 at 7:46pm
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My sr's PIR is 03/02, yes it was a very long time, When is your sr's PIR?
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